Romans 10:9-10 NIV - That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

•How many people is the kit for?
•How long will the trip be?
•Any activities with unique risks planned?
•How remote will you be - how far from doctors and pharmacies?
•Will there be kids on the trip? Take forms of medications
appropriate for kids.
•Any older people with heart disease, diabetes, etc?
•Going to a hot environment? Take forms appropriate for heat
- capsules and suppositories melt.

What to use for your kit? The best I have found are the "Tupperware" type containers available in many sizes everywhere - they are tough and waterproof. Large fishing tackle boxes also work very well.

Baking Soda - Use to make an anti-itch paste. Just add water and apply to the itch area.

Band-Aids - Use for those little cuts and make sure to have an assortment.

Benadryl - Use for alleries.

Cotton Swabs - Use for cleaning or applying creams or ointments.

Elastic Bandage - Get 2 of these, a wide roll. They are use for sprains, strains or in somce cases to keep a dressing over a wound.

First-Aid Tape - We use both the 1 inch tape used in sports, and the conventional 1/2 inch tape. Having both has been useful for us in securing bandages.

Gauze Pads - Make sure the pads are sterile, preferably packaged in individual packages. You`ll need several small pads for both covering and cleaning small cuts and scrapes. Get 3 large non-stick pads for larger cuts or scrapes.

Gauze Roll - Use a 2 inch wide roll. It`s great for wrapping an injured arm or leg. Be sure it is also sterile.

Hydrocortisone Cream - Used for itching caused by bug bites or plants. Make sure the cream is 1% or less.

Ice-Pack - Use the chemical ice-packs. It turns cold when you break open the chemicals inside the pouch. Do not apply the ice-pack directly to the skin...just a side note.

Ipecac - Use for poisoning.

Latex Gloves - Use these whenever you have the possibility of coming into contact with someone`s blood, outside of your immediate family memeber`s. You want to use all the protection you can get.

Magnifying Glass - Use for those hard-to-see slivers, etc., the one`s kids seem to attract.

Mole Skin - Use for blisters.

Safety Pins - Use for making a sling or pinning elastic bandages.

Scissors - Use for cutting tape or even skin in certain situations.

Sewing Needle - Use for those gruesome splinters.

Small Mirror - Used to check eye problems, also as an emergency signaling device.

Soap - We like using the liquid soap. Make sure it is not one just full of scents and get a small bottle of it. Soap is an excellent cleaner.

Syringe - Find the kind that has a bulb on it, it is great for flushing wounds with water rather than applying a cloth.

Tissues - A package of these can go a long ways. Good for bloody noses and general clean-up. Also, a great emergency fire starter.

Triangular Bandage - Used as a sling. You can make one out of a light piece of cloth. Get a cloth approximately 42" x 42".

Tweezers - Use to pull out those splinters.

Tylenol - Use as a pain reliever or fever reducer.

Finally, here is a list for a personal 1st Aid kit

Waterproof container

Surgical gloves

Book of basic first aid procedures

Large roll of 2" wide cloth adhesive tape --not waterproof- on cardboard roll which can be collapsed (can be ripped into narrower strips--warm near skin before using)